Dionte Thornton

#2 · CB · Sacramento State6′4″ · 183 lb · Carson, CA · Lawndale

Last gameW 31–10vs Kent State · Oct 30
Nextvs ToledoWed Nov 4 · 7 pm ET
21 tackles in 8 games; their best was 5 at Eastern Michigan.
Game 1: at Eastern Michigan, loss 17-28, 5 tackles5 · season highLEMU@Game 2: against Mississippi Valley State, win 52-0, 2 tackles, FCS opponent2WMVSUFCSGame 3: at Fresno State, loss 3-49, 2 tackles2LFRES@Game 4: against North Dakota State, loss 10-31, 4 tackles4LNDSUGame 5: against Massachusetts, loss 6-35, 4 tackles4LMASSGame 6: at Bowling Green, loss 10-38, 2 tackles2LBGSU@Game 7: against Ohio, loss 7-48, no tackles in this gameLOHIOGame 8: at Ball State, loss 17-34, 1 tackle1LBALL@Game 9: against Kent State, win 31-10, 1 tackle1WKENT
Game 1: at Eastern Michigan, loss 17-28, 5 tackles5 · season highLEMU@Game 2: against Mississippi Valley State, win 52-0, 2 tackles, FCS opponentWMVSUFCSGame 3: at Fresno State, loss 3-49, 2 tacklesLFRES@Game 4: against North Dakota State, loss 10-31, 4 tacklesLNDSUGame 5: against Massachusetts, loss 6-35, 4 tacklesLMASSGame 6: at Bowling Green, loss 10-38, 2 tacklesLBGSU@Game 7: against Ohio, loss 7-48, no tackles in this gameLOHIOGame 8: at Ball State, loss 17-34, 1 tackleLBALL@Game 9: against Kent State, win 31-10, 1 tackle1WKENT

Kent State · W 31-10

1 tackle

The other 7 games average 3 tackles. This one was 2 below.

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Thornton has tackles in 8 of Sacramento State’s 9 games: none against Ohio.

This week

  • RecordSacramento State is 2-7.

Dionte Thornton

CB · Sacramento State · #2

Played for two head coaches across two seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 5 tackles against Eastern Michigan — Week 1, 2026.

21 tackles · 0 sacks

Style of play

Style of play

Play style

Jams receivers off their route at the line.

Activity vs finishing · season enumeration

What the box score actually says

8 games
21Tackles
11Solo
0.5TFL
0Sacks
1Pass def.
0INT

21 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 0.5 TFL.

  • Week 11 PD

Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.

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